❛ i can't stop thinking about you even when i try. ❜ belly to conrad // @universelately
He’s frozen for a moment at her words. This is Jere’s fiancee. She isn’t his anymore. She hasn’t been for a long time. Why is she thinking about him? He’s not sure what to say as they stand there in the kitchen of the Cousins house.
He could probably make some off hand comment about how there’s chicken in the fridge again. Pivot the conversation to how she hasn’t been having anything to eat. But something tells him that she will simply circle back to what she had said in the first place. A hand runs through his hair as he takes a deep breath.
He’s tried so hard to be a good friend, be Jere’s best man, and do what’s right. They are happy. They’re in love. They keep repeating that. He can’t forget hearing that. But here she is thinking about him. Another deep breath as he decides on his words. Finally, he opens his mouth to speak.
“You shouldn’t be thinking about me, Belly. You have…you have Jere now.” The words fall from his lips and he almost believes them. Believes that her and Jere are happy and this wedding is exactly what they should be doing.
“Besides, the two of us was a long time ago, right? Its ancient history.” Even if they’d had moments recently that made it feel like it was anything but history. “You should really eat something.” He offers, eyes averting from her face.